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The Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship, based in Greensboro, North Carolina, is the largest small-business incubator in the state, established in 1987. It offers a range of resources and support services to entrepreneurs and small business owners, including affordable office space, training programs, networking events, and personalized coaching. The organization focuses on helping individuals develop their business concepts into viable and sustainable enterprises, providing assistance in areas such as strategic planning, marketing strategies, goal setting, and financial modeling. A notable aspect of the center is its commitment to fostering diverse entrepreneurship, with a significant portion of its associates being minority or women-led businesses. The Nussbaum Center has a strong track record, with a high percentage of its associates remaining operational after five years, contributing to a reduction in small business failures.

Medicom Technologies, Inc. is a technology company based in Raleigh, North Carolina, that specializes in improving patient care through innovative health information solutions. The company addresses interoperability challenges in healthcare by providing a network that consolidates a patient's complete medical history into an easily navigable interface. This network eliminates the need for traditional methods of sharing clinical information, such as faxes and CD-ROMs, by connecting over 2,000 healthcare organizations through more than 3,500 unique connections. Medicom offers several key products, including Imagex, a diagnostic image transfer solution; Endpoint, an image archiving system; and Hex, a patient record exchange network. Additionally, the company features the deepMed Marketplace, which supports healthcare data consumers in life sciences and pharmaceuticals by facilitating the curation of extensive longitudinal data sets for research and AI applications. Founded by Michael Rosenberg, Malcolm Benitz, and Chase Ballard, Medicom is dedicated to transforming how healthcare information is shared and utilized.